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Chapter 9 - Division weakens the movement
… workplace organisation, at least strong bases in many townships. But, as one such activist reflected later: "What … in the closing years of the 50s was that…
Side By Side: The Autobiography of Helen Joseph
… and democratic South Africa. As the people of the Black townships continue to confront the South African Police and …
ArticleApartheid and reactions to it
… area) ). People from these areas were then placed in townships outside of the town. They could not own property … including Sophiatown; they were moved to…
ArchiveStudent walkouts have changed history before. In South Africa, one helped end apartheid by DeNeen L. Brown (The Washington Post), 14 March 2018
… a country where blacks were forced to live in segregated townships, denied the right to vote and subjected to an …
Address on the occasion of the Launch of the Final Report of the World Commission on Dams 16 November 2000, in Cabot Hall, London Friends Honoured Guests Ladies and Gentlemen
… It is the thirst. It is the darkness of a township. It is townships and rural huts without running water, lights or …
Book 4: Industrialisation, Rural Change and Nationalism - Introduction
… instituted mainly to help fund the administration of townships, were not conducive to the spontaneity and vitality …
EventTwelve ANC supporters are killed in eSikhawini
Twelve ANC supporters are killed in an IFP attack on houses and hostels in eSikhawini. The political rivalry between the African National Congress (ANC) and…
ArticleSouth African Constitution: The Bill of Rights
… gather the 'freedom demands' of the people, from those in townships to rural homesteads, to be put into their new …
ArticleSharpeville Timeline
… activist leads a protest march from the Cape Town African townships to Cape Town city centre. 24 March 1960 – The …
ArticleThe History of Separate Development in South Africa
… with campuses in South Africa for the segregated African townships around Johannesburg, Pretoria, Benoni, Port …
ArticleBlack People’s Convention (BPC)
… leading up to 1976 uprising, youth and students in Black townships were actively involved in youth and cultural clubs. …
Growing social unrest: Community mobilisation, strikes and student protests in the Western Cape in the 1980s
… peaked between 17 and 18 June 1980 in the Coloured townships of Elsies River, Lavender Hill and Bishop Lavis …
ArticleThe Tricameral Parliament, 1983-1984
… Local Authorities (BLAs) and other local government in the townships. These structures were seen as a substitute for …
Polokwane the Segregated city
… By 1966, the construction of housing in all South African townships had been frozen, except to advance forced removals … its inhabitants moved into homelands…
ArticleBlack Consciousness Movement Timeline 1903-2009
… submit scripts for review before they can be performed in townships. Gibson Kente’s play Too Late is banned, unbanned … 4 August, Riots erupt again in Soweto…
In the name of art - A reflection on fine art
… of neighbourhood programmes in Soweto and Katlehong townships. Illustration 13 is of part of the mura l at the …
Message by Oliver Tambo to Nelson Mandela an International Tribute for a Free South Africa, 16 April 1990, Wembley Stadium, London
… and individuals, the troops continue to occupy the townships, political trials continue, and a battery of …
PlaceGannahoek Farm
… that violence was highlyendemic in these resettlement townships. Despite continued pleas to the PFE’s lawyer, the …
EventStompie Seipei's murderer goes to jail
The Rand Supreme Court sentences Jerry Richardson to death for the murder 14-year-old Stompie Seipei. Stompie Seipei was a child activist and member of the…
PlaceSecunda
Built in the 1970s/80's for Sasol's second and third CTL plants, its name means: "second" in Latin, referring to its status as the second refinery after…
ArticleThe Group Areas Act of 1950
… from acquiring property from non-Africans in cities and townships (Kirkwood, 2: 1951). However, the act led to … more elaborate and amended. For example, the…
BiographyJacob Gedleyihlekisa Zuma
… 7.Unlocking the potential of SMMEs, cooperatives, townships and rural enterprises; 8.Boosting the role of …
PlaceFisantekraal, Cape Winelands
Fisantekraal is a Township in the Western Cape Province of South Africa. It is located 10 kilometers (6 mi) North East of Durbanville and about 40 kilometers,…
ArticleThe Natal Workers Theatre Movement Timeline
… Party impis attacked the memorial service and from then on townships in and around Durban erupt into violence and …
Address by President Thabo Mbeki at the Opening Ceremony of the President’s Cup 2003 Fancourt 20 November 2003
… sought out open fields and kept the game alive even in our townships, such Tembisa and Daveyton. In KwaZulu Natal, Papwa …
PlaceDiepsloot, Johannesburg
… Afrikaans, is one of Johannesburg's most densely populated townships. Established in 1994, by what was at the time known … Afrikaans, is one of Johannesburg…
South African Youth Revolutionary Council (SAYRCO)
… (BSL). A riot involving students in Bloemfontein’s black townships broke out during September and October 1978. The … involved with BSL and a few new…
Chapter 9 - People’s Education and People’s Power: Mobilisation and Collective Action
… and trade unions in campaign activities in black townships. During both campaigns, SANSCO joined other … hundreds of SANSCO members and supporters worked in…
PlaceOlievenhoutbosch, Centurion-Pretoria
… https://showme.co.za/pretoria/tourism/townships-around-pretoria/ …
The diary of Maria Tholo - December 16 - 1 January 1977 by Carol Hermer
… tell how many people must have been there, from all the townships, Nyanga, Langa, Guguletu and all, because these … them away from here. Commentary While the…